SANDY PINES GOLF CLUB
🇺🇸 DeMotte, IN, USA
Designed by Tim Nugent



Sandy Pines Golf Club, carved into the rolling northwest Indiana landscape, quietly echoes a traditional Midwestern golf experience far from the crowded fairways of destination golf. Its design, a product of the mid-20th century, favors a straightforward, unpretentious style. The course plays across gently undulating terrain, largely free of dramatic elevation changes or hazards beyond the norm. Those who favor the ground game here will find success, as the course generally favors accuracy and strategic positioning.
While Sandy Pines hasn't hosted any major championships, its unvarnished character provides a comfortable setting for local and regional amateur events. It offers a relaxed setting where seasoned golfers and casual players can enjoy a day on the course without pretense.
Perhaps the most notable aspect of Sandy Pines is its dedicated and close-knit community of members. Regulars gather not just for the golf, but the camaraderie. There’s a palpable sense of shared history woven into the very fabric of the club, with generations of families having walked its fairways.
Reviews
Such an underrated course. Will always try to stop in and play it.
Soft spot for this course. Could be the best deal in golf.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Sandy Pines at Sandy Pines Golf Club has a Course Vaults score of 7.9 out of 10 based on 11 explicit golfer ratings.
Sandy Pines was designed by Tim Nugent.
Yes. Sandy Pines at Sandy Pines Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Sandy Pines is 72.
Sandy Pines plays 6,729 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Sandy Pines is 136.